Consumer Alert

Last April, an Ontario senior with early onset dementia was approached by a company to protect appliances in her home, despite not owning the products she signed up for.

During the pandemic, there were massive backlogs at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board, and wait times for hearings were taking as long as a year.

An Ontario woman said she got a text message out of the blue from someone claiming to be her son and ended up being scammed out of $5,710.

Today is World Sleep Day, a day to recognize and promote the importance of getting a good night’s sleep for your health and well being.

It’s shaping up to be a busy and expensive concert season this summer in Toronto. With some big acts coming to the city, including Coldplay, Katy Perry, The Weeknd, and K-Pop group BLACKPINK.

Last year, CTV News spoke with a Mississauga homeowner who found out she had been overbilled on her natural gas bill by about $4,500 over seven years.

An Ontario man says he had ‘no idea’ he would be responsible for his friend’s car loan—something he co-signed—after she quit making her monthly payments.

Pet adoption scams hit an all time high during the pandemic when many families were looking for dogs or cats for companionship, but now the scams are back online.

March break is now officially underway and according to the Toronto Pearson International Airport, it’s expected that close to 1.3 million people will pass through the airport over the next ten days.

Many people use Apple AirPods to listen to music and podcasts, but the latest models can also be configured to work like a traditional hearing aid.

The Ontario government spent $3 billion dollars to send cost-of-living rebate cheques to Ontarians nearly two months ago, with most people receiving them ahead of the snap provincial election.

With the help of Taylor Swift, 2024 was one of the highest grossing years for concert tours and this year, record ticket prices are expected to continue.

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is out with its top 10 scams of 2024 and in first place is investment and cryptocurrency scams. According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, investment fraud represented about $310 million in losses in 2024.

More victims of an investment scam are coming forward after CTV News previously reported the story of an Oakville man who lost $750,000 to a GIC investment fraud by clicking on a phony website.

With the average price of a new car in Canada hovering around $66,000, shopping for a vehicle is a big decision.